Automatic head-support for cots



(No Model.)

W.'H. WOOLDRIDGE.

AUTOMATIC HEAD SUPPORT FOR COTS.

Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

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VILLIAM H. W'OOLDRTDGE, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

AUTOMATIC HEAD-SUPPORT FOR COTS.

t8FIE(L'I1:"ICA'Il3iON forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,610, datedNovember 3, 1885.

Application filed March 27. 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it-known that I, WILLIAM H. WooL- DRIDGE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Automatic Head-Support orPillow for Cots, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to folding cots, and more particularly to animproved head-support or pillow for the same, which will be automatic inits action, so that when the cot is folded the support will fold inbetween the side rails of the same, and when the cot is un folded foruse the head-support will be automatically raised and adjusted into theproper position.

A further object of my invention provides for a safe, durable,convenient, efficient, and easy head-support, which will yield in agreat measure and add to the advantages of the cot.

With these and other objects in view the said invention consists incertain details of construction and combination of parts, as hereinafterset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective Viewillustrating the attachment of my improved head-support or pillow to thecot. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the wire bails of thehead-support or pillow. Fig. 8 is a transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4is a plan view of the cot when folded. Fig. 5 is a side view whenunfolded. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of a portion of the siderail and one of the legs, showing the con nection of the wire bail moreclearly.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that I have shown my improvedautomatic head-support or pillow in connection with the folding cot forwhich Letters Patent were issued to me March 25, 1884. Reference ishereby made to said patent for a full description of the cot, since itis not necessary in this application to describe the construction of thesame in detail.

In the drawings, A designates the side rails of my cot, to which thecanvas'B is attached, the legs 0 0 being pivoted to the side railsSerial No. 125,730. (No model.)

and hinged at their central portions, braces D connecting the front legsto the side rails, and T-shaped castings E being pivoted between therear legs and the said rails, and arranged to serve as braces for thesame. A pin, d. projects from the side of the legs above and forward ofthe pivotal point of the braces and acts as a stop for the latter, sothat when the legs are opened the braces will bear upwardly against thestop-pins and impart a spring force to said braces. so as to enabletheir hooked ends to catch firmly in the staples. These stoppins enablethe braces f to act as springs,and serve to keep them from working outof the staples.

In the construction and combination of the foregoing no novelty isherein claimed, since they are claimed in my aforesaid patenthereinbefore referred to.

'F F designate wire bails formed at their lower portions with an arm, a,extending up wardly at right angles thereto, the end of the arm beingprovided with an eye, 0, through which a screw, f, or other fasteningdevice, may be passed in securing the bails to the sides of the frontlegs. The bails F then extend upward through screw-eyes hin the sides ofthe rails A, and are formed with an outward bend, 2', bearing againstthe inner sides of the rails. Above the bend z the ends of the bailsextend upward and forward to provide arms Z, which are formed with aneye or loop, m, through which is passed a pivot-bolt, G, securing theupper ends of the bails to blocks H, pivoted in the center, as shown, soas to be capable of oscillating freely on the pivot-point.

I designates the canvas flexible covering extending from one side rail,A, to the other, across the head-support, said covering being secured byrivets or otherwise to the headblocks H, before described.

The operation of my invention will be read ily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings.The lower ends of the bails are fastened to the outer faces of the frontlegs, and to their upper ends are pivoted the blocks H, said bailspassing through screw-eyes or eyelets secured to the inner sides of theside rails, and through suitable holes or eyelets, m, in the canvascovering B of the cot. The canvas covering I of the head-support orpillow connects the side rails and extends transversely across the cot,and connecting the blocks H, the portion of canvas I in the spacebetween the blocks providing room for the head of the person recliningon the cot.

In folding the cot the legs are folded into the space between the siderails in the manner shown in my former patent, the head-support orpillow likewise folding in the space between the side rails. Inunfolding the cot the legs are drawn down into a vertical position,causing the bails Fvto swing likewise into a vertical position, and thenby stretching the legs and the cot apart the canvas I will assume ahorizontal position. Thus it will be seen that the bails F swing downparallel with the side rails, A, in the 'folded position of the cot, and

and in adjusting the latter to the unfolded position the head-support orpillow automatically assumes the proper position for use. Theoscillating attachment of the blocks H enables a yielding motion to begiven to the head-support, so as to be of greater comfort to the personreclining on the cot. struction of the bail enables the weight of the Ihead to be borne partly by the side rails and partly by the legs, sincethe bend i bears directly against the side rails, while the lower endsof the bails are attached to the legs.

The advantages of my invention are numerous. By the construction shown Iam enabled to provide a simple, durable, and efficient head-support orpi1low,which will automatically fold into the proper position, whichwill not get out of order, and which will be of great utility for thepurposesintended.

It will be apparent that I may attach my improved automatic pillow toany folding cot in the market to which it could be adapted. It will alsobe seen that the canvas covering B of the cot extends to the extreme endat the head, and in order to permit the pillow or headsupport to work,said canvas covering is provided with the eyelets or holes m, throughwhich pass the wire bails F. The object of having the canvas extend outto the extreme end of the cot at the head is to permit the placing of apillow underneath the automatic head-support, when necessary, or asfound desirable, said pillow being supported by the extended portion ofthe can vas, and affording more comfort for the person reclining on thecot. By means of the stop-pin d the braces D will automatically catch inthe staples, so that itwill not be necessary to adjust the braces byhand.

Having described my invention, I claim as ne\v- 1. The combination, withthe cot having the canvas covering extending out to the extreme end atthe head, of the herein-described automatic head-support, comprising thespring wire bails pivoted at their lower ends to the legs, and passingupward through eye- The conlets or holes in the canvas between the siderails, strips or blocks at the upper end of the bails, and a canvascovering connecting the strips or blocks, and attached at its ends tothe side rails, whereby a pillow maybe placed on the canvas beneath theheadsupport, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the cot having the canvas covering extendingout to the extreme end at the head, of the herein-described automatichead-support, comprising wire bails pivoted to the legs and workingthrough eyelets or holes in the canvas, eyes or staples secured to theinner face of the side rails of the cot for the bails to work in, and acovering connecting the upper ends of the bails, and having its endssecured to the side rails, arranged and operating as described, wherebya pillow may be supported on the canvas beneath the head-support, as setforth. 7

3. In an automatic pillow or head-support, the combination, with theside rails and legs of a folding cot, of the bails pivoted at theirlower ends to the legs, and extending upwardly between the side rails,and a canvas covering connecting the upper ends of the bails, the latterbeing formed with a bend at an intermediate point of their length, whichbends bear against the inner face of the side rails, and work throughstaples or eyes secured thereto, for the purpose set forth.

4. In an automatic pillow and head-support, the combination, with theside rails and legs of the cot, of the bails comprising the arms a,attached to the legs, bendsz' at an intermediate point of their length,vertical arms Z at the upper ends of the bails, and a canvas coveringconnecting the upper ends of the said bails, the latter working throughscrew-eyes secured to the side rails, as set forth.

5. In an automaticpillow-support, the combination, with the sides andlegs of a folding cot having the canvas covering extending out to theextreme end at the head, of the head or pillow support comprising thespring wire bails having their lower ends pivoted to the outside of thelegs,bent at an intermediate point of its length around the upper end ofthe latter within the sides and bearing against the inner face thereof,and then extending upward substantially in a vertical WILLIAM H.\VOOLDRIDGE.

WVitnesses:

JOHN G. S'roERR, P. N. CLARKE.

